4 nuns, 12 others killed in 'diabolical' attack on elderly home in Yemen

There are few places in Yemen -- homes, schools, hospitals -- that haven't been scarred by the ongoing war ravaging that Arab nation.

China sets growth target range of 6.5% to 7% for 2016

China has set an economic growth target range of 6.5% to 7% for this year as the central government struggles to manage a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.

Donald Trump reverses position on torture, killing terrorists' families

Republican front-runner Donald Trump moved to staunch scathing criticism of his national security views on Friday, executing an abrupt about-face by declaring that he would not order the U.S. military to violate international laws to fight terrorism.

Ben Carson ends campaign, will lead Christian voter group

Ben Carson on Friday officially ended his presidential campaign and revealed his next move: chairing a group focused on getting out the Christian vote in November.

One missing Hong Kong bookseller returns from China

One of five missing booksellers believed held in China has returned to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong police said Friday .

MH370: Likely piece of doomed plane found, U.S. official says

The American tourist who helped find a piece of wreckage that may have belonged to MH370 hopes the debris, if connected with the missing airliner, can provide a clue.

An isolated Osama bin Laden struggled to keep his bodyguards

In the last months of his life, an isolated Osama bin Laden was in a serious dispute with the two brothers who had been pretty much his only connection to the outside world for the previous eight years.

North Korea fires 6 'short-range projectiles,' South Korea says

North Korea on Thursday fired six "short-range projectiles" that flew 100 to 150 kilometers (about 62 to 93 miles) off the Korean Peninsula, according to a press release from the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff.

GOP reaches a crossroads

Donald Trump dominated Super Tuesday, notching seven victories -- four more than his closest competitor -- in states from Georgia to Massachusetts on a day that marked a turning point in his quest for the White House.

Poll: Donald Trump leads in Alabama, Oklahoma; Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders split

Donald Trump holds a big lead in Alabama and Oklahoma -- one that would box out everyone else for delegates in Alabama, according to a new poll.